The scene was dramatic. My friends and I had descended down a steep bluff to a narrow beach facing Nassau Sound. Across the water was Amelia Island State Park; behind us tall live oak and cedar trees towered over both saw palmettos and, farther below, sand. On the beach lay the bleached trunks and branches…
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Birding Maine – Birding My Neighborhood
Though I have birded across Maine and across the United States, there’s something special about birding in my very own neighborhood. I grew up in the town of Cumberland, and am lucky that my parents still live there. Behind our house is a large tract of unbroken forest, dominated by the deep green of hemlock…
Nat Geo – Winter Expedition Day One Continued
Continued from here. You would think the cold created a woods devoid of life, frozen, if you will, until the spring thaw brings warmth and energy back to Little Moose Mountain. You would be wrong! Throughout most of our hike, the calls and chatter of Golden-crowned Kinglets, Black-capped Chickadees, and Red Squirrels rained down on…
E. Zambello Writing and Art 